Siddhartha Reading Section 4

This section of Siddartha reminded me of when I ran into an old friend from my childhood because in this section Govinda, and Siddartha run into each other again. As well as Govinda, I ran into an old friend who had changed. In the novel Govinda hears of a wise ferryman, and goes to see who it is. This ferryman is Siddharta; who had changed by receiving wisdom from a person named Vasudeva.
When I ran into an old friend from my early childhood I also realized she had really changed, but in a very different way compared to Siddharta. Siddhartha received wisdom and grew as a being, but my friend was full of bad habits when I saw her. Govinda departed after Siddhartha asked him to kiss him in the forehead, but my friend did not even say goodbye, nor happiness that we ran into each other. Like Govinda I understood why my friend became what she became.

Siddharta Readin Section 3

I have never met a person who had abandoned his life , but I read about it in another book. This book is called One Hundred Years of Solitude. In this book a character named Jose Arcadio leaves his entire life. This is similar to when Siddharta leaves Kamasawami and Kamala to move on. Another similarity of these two stories is the fact that Kamala is pregnant with Siddhartha's child, and Pilar Ternera (Jose Arcadio's mistress) was also expecting a child. However there are factors that make the cases different. Kamasawami sent out people to look for Siddhartha because he thought he had been kidnaped, but nobody did much to look for Jose Arcadio because they knew he was leaving voluntarily. The main difference is that Siddhartha was leaving a place where he had previously arrive, but Jose Arcadio left the place where he grew up. These differences in the events will lead do different outcomes in their stories.

Readin Blog Siddhata Section Two

Will siddharta ever see his father again? Will his family ever agree with his decision of living a an ascetic life? What does Kamala represent for him really?

Siddharta Reading Blog Section One

I have never had a discussion about the path I will take in this life. However I have heard of a person who had a big argument with his parents about what he would do with his life. He wanted to be an artist but his parents owned a construction company, and they wanted him to be an architect. This is similar to Siddhartha because Siddhartha's father was a prominent Brahmin leader,and he does not like the idea of his son joining the Samanas. Siddharta stands in the room for several days showing his determination. The person who wanted to become an artist also showed his determination, but he did it in a different way. He said that he would become an artist even if he had to confront his parents. After this his parents agreed just like Siddhartha's father agreed to let his son follow a different path in life.